Volume 5 White Blade Chapter 33 Concubine Ning
It was almost dusk when Han Ji went to Yikun Palace, and the autumn wind blew the fallen leaves, and the falling withered yellow leaves fell to the ground and shoulders. Han Ji grabbed a piece casually, held it in the palm of her hand and crushed it, and let go of the hand, and the pieces dissipated with the wind.
There was a burning fire in her heart, and the more she tried to suppress it, the more she felt like she couldn't breathe. As a child, the first thing is to honor your parents. As a daughter-in-law, the first thing is to please your mother-in-law. She Han Ji has been hard and glorious in her life, but she has never liked to look at people's faces. It's just that she has such a mother-in-law who hates herself.
Concubine Ning Yu is Fuquan's biological mother, although she lives in the palace with several other concubines and cannot interfere in the affairs of Prince Yu's mansion, she is often the most well-informed. Some trivial things that happened in the mansion were clear to Concubine Ning. Although she intervenes blatantly, she often knocks on the side and gives some advice. Of course, the one who gives the most advice is Han Ji, which is not right here, nor is it right there. And Han Ji's mother-in-law likes Fuquan's sister-in-law Fujin Xiluk Evian very much. thinks she is the only daughter-in-law she recognizes.
Concubine Ning's satisfaction with Siluk Evian was known to Han Ji for a long time, and partiality was also a common thing. It's just that Han Ji has always been arrogant, and she is blessed to love her in every way, so she will not take this mother-in-law's attitude towards her to heart. Occasionally, there is a difficulty, either laughing it off or resolving it smoothly.
Only this time, Han Ji was really angry.
In the past few years since she married into Prince Yu's mansion, the time she spent in the palace has been greatly reduced compared with before. And after entering the palace, most of the time is spent in Cining Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng or in Yikun Palace to talk to Chunxi, and rarely go to other places.
It was probably because August 15 was approaching, and Siruk Evian had also entered the palace in recent days. Han Ji and her carriage went out of the palace gate together and arrived at the Forbidden City together. The two of them went to Cining Palace together to greet the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, and then went to Concubine Ningyu's residence to sit down. Han Ji was reluctant to come over, but because of being with Siluk Yiyun, it was inconvenient to say that she would not go, so she had to go hard.
Siluk Yiyun said a few words to please Concubine Ning Yu, Han Ji seemed a little redundant on the side, so she thought that she entered the palace today to discuss things with Chunxi, and found an excuse to go out, who knew that Siluk Yiyun actually said: "I haven't come over together to say hello to Eniang for a long time, so I will sit with him for a while, and it's good to talk." Seeing that Han Ji's eyes changed, knowing that she did it on purpose, Han Ji couldn't come up with words to refute. After all, there are elders sitting on the side, and according to the rules, Siruk Evian is a great blessing, and she is only a side blessing, and it is not good for people to dismiss it in person.
Concubine Ning Yu didn't take Han Ji to heart, and it didn't matter if she wanted to leave or stay, but when she heard Siruk Evian's mention, she looked at Han Ji's coquettish face again, and remembered that her son was precisely because of this face, because this woman had refuted her face in public and had to marry her. In the past few years, whenever he encounters things related to Han Ji, he has always been blindly partial, and he can't help but be a little upset, and snorted coldly: "Is it because the mourning family can't keep people here, or is the mourning family doing something bad, why did you just come and leave." ”
Han Ji was embarrassed, she didn't sit or walk, she only smiled and said: "My daughter-in-law doesn't dare, I just can't help but disturb when I see Eniang and Dafujin talking." ”
"It's all a family, and it's not a secret that I talked to E-Niang, how could I be afraid of your disturbance." The corners of Siruk Evian's mouth hooked, as if he wanted to laugh out loud: "If there is nothing important, just sit for a while." ”
Han Ji turned her gaze to Concubine Ning's face, but saw that she didn't look at herself anymore, and only cared about talking to Siruk Evian as if she didn't exist. At this time, Han Ji was in a dilemma.
Time passed little by little, and Siluk Evian seemed to suddenly remember Han Ji's existence, and said to Han Ji with a smile on his face: "Yo, look at what I have been talking to Eniang for so long, but I forgot about Yu Fujin, and I just said that I was going to Yikun Palace, right?" Don't let Concubine Yi wait for a long time. ”
Concubine Ning Yu turned around and said to Han Ji: "You don't have to accompany the old man of the mourning family, you can go." ”
Han Ji smiled and got up and saluted and went out. Two hours had passed since her son had proposed to leave her.
"Someone came to Yikun Palace yesterday to spread the word, but did you say that Concubine Yi is going to discuss with me today?" Han Ji asked Yanan.
Yanan whispered in Han Ji's ear: "Listen to that meaning, it has something to do with the imperial concubine and the Great Fujin." ”
Han Ji understood, and the anger in his heart dissipated instantly.
When she arrived at Yikun Palace, Chun Xi had just put a few children to sleep, and when she saw Han Ji, she greeted her with a smile, pulled her aside and sat down to talk about the suggestion made by Fu'er.
After hearing this, Han Ji also felt good, nodded again and again and smiled: "If this can be done, I must thank Fu'er well." ”
On August 15, the Forbidden City was unusually lively inside and outside, and the ears were full of laughter and laughter all day. At the banquet, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng sat on the main seat in the center, a robe embroidered with dark purple silk embroidered Fushou patterns, her hands naturally crossed between her legs, and a smile on her face. Sometimes squinting, sometimes closing, listening carefully to the small passages that are being sung on the high platform opposite.
On the lower right, the queen mother also sat on the side, she was not as comfortable as Zhaosheng, she didn't like to listen to the singing on the stage, some absent-minded, occasionally whispered a few words with the palace maid around her, and occasionally applauded along with the shouts of the crowd.
There are several concubines sitting in the lower left, led by Concubine Ning Yu, who is sitting precariously, sitting there like a sculpture, and not talking to others, her eyes are on the drama on the stage, and she listens very carefully.
Where Chun Xi was sitting, she could just see every facial expression of Concubine Ning Yu. Thinking of the grievances suffered by Han Ji that day, he sighed silently in his heart: "It's really unfortunate to meet such a strict mother-in-law." ”
Although the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng asked for novelty on August 15 this year, there were no new things in the end, and after three rounds of drinking, they were all not interested in the songs, dances and operas they were used to.
"How's it going?" Chunxi watched Siruk Evian leave his seat, and immediately pulled Mu Hui over and asked. Mu Hui whispered: "It's all right, just wait for the fish to take the bait." Knowing that Mu Hui and their things are measured and reassuring, Chun Xi can't help but feel happy. After a tired day, sitting with her for so long, watching a play and listening to music is really boring, and now someone has sent it to the door by herself, and she is naturally happy to sing a big play. The stage has been set up for her, and it depends on how she finishes this play.
Siruk Evian was being supported by someone, his steps were disordered, and his body kept leaning to the side. If it weren't for the people around him to hold it firmly, it would have fallen to the ground at any time. Blowing the cold wind, Siruk Evian couldn't help but tighten his shirt and coughed lightly. Perhaps it was this cough that frightened the people hiding behind the rockery into making a fuss.
Even though she was a little drunk, she still heard it. She whispered, "Who's in that place?" Didn't hear anyone respond, Siluk Yiyun motioned to the maid next to him to come forward to check, and before anyone could walk over, he saw a figure sprang out from behind the rockery, and ran quickly to the other end.
"Stop." Siruk Evian was so excited by this series of shocks that he was completely drunk, and immediately let the attendants chase after him. I approached the rockery again, wanting to see who was doing trouble.
Behind the rockery, there is a charcoal basin, which still contains unburned paper money, as well as some small characters in bits and pieces. Siruk Evian couldn't see what it was, so he picked up a branch from the side, extinguished the flames, and took out the half-burned paper from the ashes. Only a residual word was left at the end, like the word "enjoy". I looked at the carbon basin again, and there was still unburned paper money.
Suddenly, a person's name appeared in her mind, but she was not sure of it, and when the attendant returned, she asked a few words, and when the answer was confirmed, a smile appeared on her face. That person must have come to pay respects. Counting the days, it's almost this time. In the inner courtyard of the palace, worshipping others privately is a sin to lose your head. Just look, her master can bear it.
Thinking like this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, tonight is finally not boring. There is a good show to start, how can she be absent.
"Let's go back, the wine has also woken up, it's time to go back to accompany the ancestors to admire the moon." Siruk Evian looked up at the sky and smiled again: "The moon is really round today." "The steps under my feet can't help but feel much lighter, and when people are happy, they are always a little carried away.
As she left, Fu'er, who had been hiding in the shadows, also walked out, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she followed back in the direction of the banquet.
"I didn't expect to come out to breathe, and I dreamed of such a thing, it's really funny." At night, a delicate voice came from under the tree: "August 15, after all, is a festive day, how can anyone take this joy away and make some noise." ”
"It'......," a hoarse voice came from beside her, and she stopped talking.
I heard the delicate voice again: "We can't control this matter, and we can't manage it." But you can go back and watch this play. ”
"The winner has been decided, what else is there to see?" The hoarse and deep voice wondered again.
"You can't say that, until the end, it's hard to tell the difference. Who knows if there will be a shocking reversal in the end. ”
August 15 was originally a good day, but now it seems that today's meeting will be a little bloody. It's just that I don't know who will have the last laugh tonight, and who will sit alone and watch this show silently.